Raunchy drummer Morten Toft Hansen has checked in with the following update about recording a new album:

"Day 3: 11 am - Arrived at the studio. Saved some of the more fast and technical drumming for the last day of recording. Lots of double bass drum parts.

"12 pm - Started tracking drums. During the day Jeppe Christensen came by and so did our super fan Jonas.

"7 pm - After nailing 5 tracks I was done with all recordings for this album - all together 11 songs with everything from grind to disco drums. Expect another album with alternative Raunchy metal drumming!!"

You can also check out photos from the recording process by heading over to the band's Facebook profile here.

Raunchy signed with Massacre Records earlier this year, and now the band is finally about to hit the studio to record new material. Raunchy comments:

"Only two days left before we start the new album recordings. We are excited to record hours of hard work and cannot wait to release this album which is the first album with our new singer Mike. This time around we are recording the drums here in Copenhagen. Video blogs will be posted…"

Further details are forthcoming, and you can follow the band's recording process over at Facebook here.

Massacre Records is happy to announce that Danish outfit Raunchy is now officially part of the label's roster, with an upcoming sixth album scheduled for release later this year. Massacre Records comments:

"Let us introduce you to Raunchy just in case you aren't familiar with them: Everything started back in 1992 when Jesper Tilsted, Jesper Kvist, and Morten Toft Hansen formed Raunchy. About two years later, Lars Vognstrup and Lars Christensen joined the band and the first demo was recorded.

"Two additional demos later, the band signed with Mighty Music's sub label Drug(s) in 2000 and the debut album 'Velvet Noise' was released in 2001 in Scandinavia. After the album release, keyboardist and supporting vocalist Jeppe Christensen joined the band. Raunchy was the first Danish band ever that signed with Nuclear Blast Records (2002)! With a new label, the band's debut was also released in Europe and North America.

"2004 started off with singer Lars leaving the band. Kasper Thomsen was later introduced as new vocalist and the second album 'Confusion Bay' was released in February 2004. More...

Danish metal band Raunchy has announced a headlining European tour for September/October. This will be the live debut for the band's new vocalist, Mike Semesky. Supporting the tour will be Diamond Drive and But We Try It. Currently announced dates are as follows:

Danish modern metal outfit Raunchy has released the following statement about the departure of singer Kasper Thomsen:

“Sadly Kasper has decided to leave the band. No drama whatsoever and we wish him the best of luck in the future. Kasper has been a big part of Raunchy and done a great job on the last three albums and will remain a good friend. You can read a statement from Kasper over at this location.

"So who´s going to handle the lead vocals on the forthcoming Raunchy album? We are proud to welcome the very talented Mike Semesky (formerly of The Haarp Machine) as the new lead singer.

"After hearing his vocals on some early demos for the forthcoming Raunchy album we are beyond satisfied and very excited to start a new chapter with Mike. We are still writing and demoing ideas for the next album and we expect to enter the studio later this year. We have some tour dates coming up for late June and October so stay tuned.” More...

Raunchy vocalist Kasper Thomsen has announced he will sit out Rthe band's upcoming European tour with Sybreed and Threat Signal. Travis Neal of Divine Heresy will act as Kasper Thomsen's temporary replacement. You can view the lists of dates, cities and venues for the our below:

M.A.N has announced the departure of guitarist Rob Guz and has announced his replacement as Marcus Bertilsson. A new band photo of M.A.N can be seen here.

The band comments on the line up change, "We have to inform you the sad news that our guitarist Rob Guz has decided to leave M.A.N and the music business. A personal statement will be official in the upcoming days. But we are also happy to announce Marcus "Skägget" Bertilsson as our new guitarist in M.A.N. New fresh blood will pour in the veins of M.A.N, and we are looking bright at the future. Marcus also swings his axe in the bands Inevitable End and The Weakening. Marcus will do his premiere show with M.A.N at Sticky Fingers (Gbg-Sweden) on Oct 22nd!" More...

Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard has issued the following statement about the band's upcoming "Threat Over Europe" tour, which also features Sybreed, Illidiance, M.A.N., and Raunchy:

"Are you ready Europe? Finally! We are flying our Canadian asses over to Europe. We've been looking forward to this moment since we started the band in 2005. We've finally made it happen and we couldn't be more excited!

"Since we didn't get a chance to tour our first record 'Under Reprisal' in Europe, we've decided we are going to include a lot of those songs in our set list. We will also be playing a few songs from our latest album 'Vigilance.'

"Raunchy and Sybreed have agreed to join us on the tour, which I'm very happy about. It’s great to play with such influential musicians and actually really enjoy watching the bands play every night. I've been a fan of these bands for years. So if you think your European asses can out drink a Canadian, come down to the show and let’s see what you got! We'll be hanging out in the crowd and it will be a party every single night. Looking forward to meeting all of you! Cheers!" More...

Raunchy has revealed the album cover for the band's new album "A Discord Electric," which will be released through Lifeforce Records on September 20th in Denmark, October 8th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, October 11th in the rest of Europe, and on October 12th in the U.S. The artwork can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Vocalist Kasper Thomsen also commented on the album:

"This is by far the most experimental, the most challenging, and the most interesting album we have come up with since the beginning of the band. My personal take on this endeavor is quite simple actually: This album will be on the hot list when it comes out!

"Every member of the band has had the freedom to take things to the limits, above and beyond, and believe me, boundaries are transparent this time around, we’re going totally apeshit, and you’re definitely in for some big surprises with some cool guest performances by our friends in DUNÉ on the song 'Big Truth' among other exciting things."

Denmark's Illdisposed has issued the following update about drummer Thomas Jensen sitting out six upcoming tour dates:

"Thomas is forced to sit out 6 shows in June/July and will be temporarily replaced by our very good friend Morten Toft Hansen (Raunchy). Furthermore the bookers of our upcoming mini tour along with Six Feet Under and Master failed to book a show on the 2nd of July. Unfortunately that forced us to cancel the show in Niederkrüchten on the 3rd of July."

RAUNCHY will release their highly anticipated new album, "A Discord Electric" through Lifeforce Records on September 20th in Denmark, October 8th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, October 11th rest of Europe, and on October 12th in the US.

Produced once again by long time friend Jacob Hansen, "A Discord Electric" delivers the following 12 songs:

Dim the Lights and RunRumors of WorshipBlueprints For Lost SoundsNGHT PRTYStreet EmperorShake Your GraveTiger CrownBig TruthThe Great DepressionThe Yeah ThingIre VampireGunslingers and Tombstones

A short comment from the band: “This is by far the most experimental, the most challenging, and the most interesting album we have come up with since the beginning of the band. My personal take on this endeavor is quite simple actually: This album will be on the hot list when it comes out! Every member of the band has had the freedom to take things to the limits, above and beyond, and believe me, boundaries are transparent this time around, we’re going totally apeshit, and you’re definitely in for some big surprises with some cool guest performances by our friends in DUNÉ on the song “Big Truth” among other exciting things,” says vocalist Kasper Thomsen.

Danish thrashers The Burning have issued the following statement about appearing at this year's edition of the MTV Headbanger's Ball tour:

"In September, the country's major metal caravan, MTV Headbangers Ball TOUR, will again drive Denmark into pieces with the greatest in the genre. With last year's massive success, we felt it appropriate to try to match-line backup, by inviting its perhaps the most influential metal bands Invocator, Raunchy, and The Burning. A good genetic mix that literally looks both forward and back straight. The tour runs the four weekends in September."

The promotional poster for the tour can be found here. The Burning's upcoming tour dates are as follows: More...

We figured we'd wait until you're thoroughly sick of hearing about Michael Jackson's death before posting our own article. Inspired by Metalunderground.com reader Gorecunt's Facebook note, I've compiled a list of metal Michael Jackson covers from YouTube, some more serious than others. While Jacko really has nothing to do with metal, some of our readers may still have enjoyed his music. Please raise your hands to be banned (just kidding). As such, this is all purely for fun, regardless what you think of him. Eleven metal(ish) covers of Michael Jackson songs can be seen below (with a couple of bonuses as well), after the jump. More...